Written by

Leonard Pitts Jr.
Miami Herald

Houppert, a veteran reporter for, among others, the Washington Post and the New York Times, is the author of "Chasing Gideon: the Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice," which comes out this week coincident with the anniversary of a legal milestone. It was 50 years ago today that the case of Gideon v. Wainwright was decided. ...